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This section includes the latest news relating to U.S. security policy around the world. Updated daily, the news provided in this searchable database highlights the most relevant security developments from around the world. 

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Kurdish Peshmerga Getting Heavy Weapons for Mosul Push

Friday, April 15, 2016
America and its coalition partners have begun arming the Kurdish peshmerga with heavy weapons such as armored personnel carriers, mortars and anti-tank weaponry to bolster their capability against the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Seth Robson
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Military and Police Aid

Putin Just Sent Armenia MiG-29 Fighters and Military Aid. Here Are Three Key Reasons Why.

Friday, April 15, 2016
In February, the Russian air force announced that MiG-29 fighters and other sophisticated aircraft were headed to Armenia, to a Russian base 25 miles from the Turkish border. Moscow promised Yerevan a $200 million weapons credit and announced talks aimed at making Armenia the host of an essential link in Russia’s regional power grid to Iran.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Samuel Ramani
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

The Cost of Corruption in Honduras

Friday, April 15, 2016
The early March 2016 murder of celebrated Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres should be raising alarms about the implications of the special brand of corruption that has metastasized in recent years—implications also laid bare in the recent Panama Papers revelations. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Sarah Chayes
Publisher / Source: 
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Groysman, Vershbow Agree to Develop Security Assistance Package for Ukraine

Friday, April 15, 2016
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and NATO Deputy Secretary-General Alexander Vershbow agreed to increase support for security and defense reforms. English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Obama Heads to Riyadh for Talks on Islamic State, Defense

Friday, April 15, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Ash Carter will talk next week with leaders in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries about the fight against Islamic State militants and other defense issues, a White House official said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Timothy Gardner
Roberta Rampton
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Terrorism

Declassified U.S. Document Suggests Pakistan Link in 2009 CIA Base Attack

Friday, April 15, 2016
A newly declassified U.S. document claims that a Pakistani intelligence officer paid $200,000 to a militant network to carry out a suicide attack on a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan in 2009.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Gulf-Backed Yemeni Forces Seize City From Al Qaeda - Military Source

Friday, April 15, 2016
Yemeni forces backed by Apache helicopters from a Saudi-led coalition wrested the city of Houta from al Qaeda fighters after a gun battle on Friday morning, a local military official said.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Noah Browning
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

U.S. Report Highlights Central Asia Human Rights Abuses

Friday, April 15, 2016
It’s not a good week for Central Asian PR. Not only did Freedom House release their Nations in Transit report–in which the Central Asian countries scrape the bottom of the proverbial democracy barrel–but the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor released its 2015 country reports reviewing the human rights practices of nearly every country in the world. Central Asia, again, doesn’t come off well.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Catherine Putz
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.N. Accused of Withholding New C.A.R. Sex Abuse Claims

Friday, April 15, 2016
The United Nations is withholding more than 40 new cases of sexual violence by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) in direct contravention of its promise to disclose all information to the public, an NGO has said. English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

U.S. Open to Greater Role for India in Afghanistan

Friday, April 15, 2016
The U.S. is now more open to a larger role for India in Afghanistan, partly due to its frustration over Pakistan’s failure or unwillingness to deliver on the promises it has been making with regard to the peace process. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Varghese K. George
Publisher / Source: 
The Hindu
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Nigeria: U.S. Report Accuses Police, Army of Unbridled Bribery, Brutality, Extra Judicial Killings

Friday, April 15, 2016
The United States has released yet another damning report on Nigeria, accusing the government at all levels of injustice, brutality and inflicting pain on poor Nigerians. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Zacheaus Somorin
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Wire Service: 
This Day
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S. Counterinsurgency Policing Tactics Ravage Honduras

Friday, April 15, 2016
The U.S. is pushing a counterinsurgency policing model for Honduras, while ignoring state corruption, impunity and violence. Meanwhile, corpses pile up. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Annie Bird
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency

Chibok Girls Remembered Daily in U.S. Congress, Says Pelosi

Friday, April 15, 2016
United States House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi yesterday reaffirmed Capitol Hill’s support for finding the 219 schoolgirls who were abducted two years ago.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
The Nation (Nigeria)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Another Crack In Uzbekistan's Economic Success Story

Thursday, April 14, 2016
A new group of people is joining the ranks of the unemployed in Uzbekistan. And for those already out of work and seeking new jobs, the new arrivals are a very bad sign. English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Bruce Pannier
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Security

Secretary of the Air Force visits Soto Cano

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The men and women of Joint Task Force-Bravo hosted Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James Apr. 8, 2016, at Soto Cano Air Base, as she wrapped up her visit to various units in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Christopher Mesnard
Publisher / Source: 
United States Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Accuses Israel of Using Excessive Force Against Palestinians

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The annual U.S. report on human rights says nearly half of Palestinians killed by Israel were not carrying out attacks, and many times did not pose a threat to life.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
The Times of Israel (Israel)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Death Squads Are Back in Honduras, Activists Tell Congress

Thursday, April 14, 2016
A panel of human rights leaders hosted by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., spoke to lawmakers about the dangers of speaking out against the U.S.-backed Honduran government.Victor Fernandez, a prominent human rights attorney and lawyer representing the Cáceres family, insisted that her assassination was carried out by either the Honduran government or by “the paramilitary structure of companies.”English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Alex Emmons
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept
Tag(s): 
Violence
Military

Kyrgyzstan Terminated Military Base Deal with US over Iran’s Concerns: Envoy

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Tehran said the country terminated a deal with Washington over a US base in Bishkek given the Central Asian country’s cooperation with Iran and Tehran’s concerns over the airbase.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Publisher / Source: 
Tasnim News Agency
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Sikorksy lands new UH-60 Black Hawk order for Mexico

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Sikorsky Aircraft, now a division of Lockheed Martin, has received a U.S. Army contract to build seven specialized variants of its UH-60M Black Hawk combat helicopter for the Mexican military.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Carlo Munoz
Publisher / Source: 
UPI
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

USARCENT Mentors in NCO Development

Thursday, April 14, 2016
A recent meeting between the top enlisted Soldier from U.S. Army Central and one of the top enlisted personnel from Kazakhstan brought together unlikely friends in a partnership that would help bring Kazakh NCOs up to a higher standard of excellence.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Luke Graziani
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

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